IT dept attaches assets worth Rs 225crore of retired UP IAS officer

NEW DELHI, Mar 20: The Income Tax department has attached assets worth Rs 225 crore

of retired Uttar Pradesh IAS officer Net Ram and his associates as part ofan alleged tax evasion probe against them, officials said today.

They said a provisional order under section 132(9B) (power toattach) of the I-T Act has been issued and 20 immovable assets inDelhi, Mumbai, Noida and Kolkata have been attached and threeluxury cars -- a Mercedes and two Toyota Fortuners -- found at theresidence of the officer in Lucknow, have been impounded.

IT officials had swooped down on about a dozen premises inDelhi, Lucknow, Kolkata and Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, linked to the1979-batch Indian Administrative Service officer and his firms, onMarch 12, acting on "credible inputs" that the former top bureaucratand his associates have made "accommodation or bogus entries of Rs98.82 crore from Kolkata-based shell firms" in the past.

Rs 2.03 crore in cash and jewellery valued at Rs 17.79 lakh hasbeen seized by the department after the raids even as it recoveredMontblanc pens valued at Rs 50 lakh and documents indicating'benami' assets from the premises linked to the retired IAS officer,who served in top positions during BSP supremo Mayawati's chiefministership.(PTI)

DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2019 (PAGE 15)

TRAFFIC POLICE OFFICE CITY JAMMUADVISORY FOR COMMUTERS DURING

HOLI FESTIVALHoli festival is being celebrated on 21th

March, 2019 and there will be huge rush on theroads especially of two wheelers. To facilitatesmooth regulation of traffic and hassle freemovement of vehicular traffic on the roads ofCity Jammu all the commuters are appealed toco-operate with traffic Police and obey the traf-fic rules for their safe journey moreover, follow-ing suggestions/advice be adhered to ease outfrequent traffic congestion. a) Please restrict to lane driving and move in

a single lane,b) Please do not try to overtake in any man-

nerc) At junctions please wait for other vehicles to

cross over the road and wait for your turn,otherwise it will be a creating point of trafficjam.

d) Ensure to Park the vehicles in an orderlymanner in the specified parking slot .

e) Avoid Wrong / road side parking f) Please give way to Ambulances and Fire

Tenders etc.g) Obey traffic signals.h) Avoid overloading in Pvt/Commercial vehi-

cles by hanging at doors/stares & on theroofs of the vehicles

i) Don't drive in intoxicated condition. j) Two wheeler riders shall wear crash helmet

and avoid triple riding for their safetyk) Avoid stunt driving by two wheelers.l) Don't throw colored/water filled balloons' on

the vehicles plying on the roads.Violators if any shall by booked by Traffic Police

under the provisions of M.V.Act/Rules.Sd/-

Sr. Superintendent of Police,DIP/J-13832/18 Traffic City, JammuDt: 20-03-2019